all of the people here on the parade route interview, in a few hours to catch a glimpse of history. but many of you will tell you that they're just as excited to catch a glimpse of the stylish first lady. she's an icon for the modern american woman. michelle obama has been a show-stopper in the designer gowns, j. crew sweaters and chunky jewelry. she even got rave reviews on her 49th birthday bangs, from the president himself. >> i love her bangs. she looks good. she always looks good. >> reporter: yet, somehow, she comes off like your best girlfriend. even dropping for push-ups on "ellen." >> you guys count. >> reporter: she beats ellen, by the way. wedding aside, this first lady is the first lady of fashion. >> she has a very accessible side of her, that allows women to go out and buy what she's wearing. but then, in the evening, she's the first lady, in all of the pomp and circumstance that's attached to that. ♪ at last >> reporter: who can forget that jason wu gown during the first inauguration. >> what she wears, there's always a certain pragmatism to it. it's never outrageou